Human rights lawyer Xie Yanyi went missing in July 2015 as part of the 709 crackdown; it was not until January 2016 that his family finally received official notice of his arrest. Not only were his family members denied the right to hire a lawyer; they were also followed and surveilled 24 hours a day, and were frequently abused and threatened. Furthermore, Xie’s wife Yuan Shanshan was twice taken away to the police station: on one such occasion, she was detained without legal procedure for three days while she was pregnant; for one day during her detention she was denied water, food, and access to the toilet.
谢燕益妻儿的人权状况！真过份！
原珊珊（谢燕益妻）
谢燕益中国职业15年的律师，2015年7月12日失踪，2016年1月11日我才收到逮捕通知书，家属聘请的律师被解聘，也剥夺了宪法所赋予我家的一切权力，权力机关为谢燕益指定官派律师！
我在家除了带3个孩子还尽量为谢燕益发声，我的境遇是：
- 我被抓进两次派出所，最多一次关3天，不给任何的法律手续，其中一天不给孕期的我提供水、食物、不让上厕所。
- 我在看守所被武警拖出来扔到地上。
- 我躲避追踪抓捕带着5个月女儿流浪一个月。
- 北京国宝到我娘家骚扰，包括三姑六大爷。
- 我被辱骂、恐吓多次。
- 我及3个孩子被逼迁多次。
- 在我家各方，出行路口安装8个以上摄像头
- 10月21日开始公安局在我家附近租两套房子，24小时，4小时一班跟踪、追踪，监控我包括孩子（最大的12岁）。
- 公安局无牌照车几个月如一日的24小时在我家楼下蹲守。
- 这一切在我家都在继续，真心希望我家是最后为人权法治填坑的。
男有刀客杨佳，女有魔刀原珊珊也会有道理了。
这是一个以恶治恶不要脸的流氓社会。
原珊珊/谢燕益妻
2016年12月10日世界人权日